New Online Collection of Resources on Youth and Young Adults Casey recently teamed up with Foundation Center to create a special collection of resources focused on the millions of young people ages 16–24 who are not in school or working — often called disconnected youth. Read More
Six Big City Mayors Lead Juvenile Justice Reform Efforts A new report funded by the Casey Foundation, Lessons Learned: Mayoral Leadership for Juvenile Justice Reform, chronicles the positive influence of mayoral leadership on juvenile justice reform in six U.S. cities. Read More
The Center for Working Families Inc. Helps Return $1.5 Million to the Community The Center for Working Families in Atlanta prepared over 1,000 tax returns this spring, resulting in more than $1.5M in refunds for low-income families. Read More
Funders Provide $3.3 Million Boost to Summer Programs for Baltimore Youth Eleven charitable organizations, including the Annie E. Casey Foundation, have joined together to provide more than $3.3 million in support for the Baltimore Summer Funding Collaborative. Read More
And the Survey Says: Aspen Institute Examines Efforts to Connect Young Adults to Jobs Nearly 6.7 million young adults are not working or in school, and the young adult unemployment rate hit 12.2% — more than double the national unemployment rate — in June 2015. The consequences of unemployment and underemployment can be long-lasting and include reduced wages, decreased productivity and shortened career ladders. Recognizing the challenges facing America’s youngest workers, the Foundation commissioned the Aspen Institute Workforce Strategies Initiative to examine how organizations are helping adults ages 18 to 29 succeed in today’s labor market. The report gathered feedback from nearly 400 individuals at 340 organizations nationwide. Read More
California Adopts Innovative Tools to Improve Child Welfare Outcomes Two technology-related nonprofits, both started with seed money from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, are gaining traction and recently began work in California. Case Commons and Kids Insight have been tapped to help improve the state’s capacity for using data to improve outcomes for children and families in the child welfare system. Read More
Simply Put: Selected Speeches of Douglas W. Nelson A collection of the speeches made by the Foundation's former President and CEO Douglas W. Nelson. Read More
Making Better Decisions About Kids and Families in Child Welfare Making good decisions is crucial to the success of a child welfare agency and the outcomes of the kids and families served. In A Child Welfare Leader’s Desk Guide to Building a High-Performing Agency, the Casey Foundation shows how strong public agencies perform this important function. Read More
New Guide Helps Schools Improve With Evidence-Based Interventions The Florida Center for Reading Research recently released An SEA Guide for Identifying Evidence-Based Interventions for School Improvement, funded by the William T. Grant Foundation, the Overdeck Family Foundation and the Casey Foundation. The guide will assist State Education Agencies in turning around schools requiring comprehensive or targeted support. Read More
Communities Mark Summer Learning Day to Promote Reading In 2013, several Grade-Level Reading communities nationwide celebrated Summer Learning Day as part of a national effort to prevent learning loss in summer. Read More
